Safar Surname

5,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106,359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Safar Surname User-submission:

Safar or Saffar (صفار) is an Arabic name referring to an artisan who works with copper.

Safar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan40,2971:798104
Iran20,0631:3,827517
Iraq7,9911:4,383446
Pakistan7,7341:23,0991,254
Libya6,3861:978238
Saudi Arabia4,7701:6,469894
Egypt2,8981:31,7243,399
Indonesia2,5381:52,1085,810
Morocco2,1471:16,0582,417
Kuwait1,5231:2,496316
Malaysia1,3701:21,5291,987
Syria9911:19,4761,453
United States9011:402,28535,164
India7641:1,004,01242,354
Algeria7151:54,0309,237
Bahrain5881:2,294348
Oman4731:7,7971,078
United Arab Emirates4331:21,1602,443
Romania2581:77,8219,192
Sweden2521:39,0743,117
Lebanon2491:22,6392,619
Argentina2491:171,66014,420
Nigeria2391:741,18333,732
Brunei2211:1,895348
Yemen1931:136,9197,115
Canada1781:206,99820,123
France1541:431,31662,491
Brazil1421:1,507,56650,366
Germany1281:628,94949,754
South Africa1121:483,73039,862
England1071:520,73032,731
Russia941:1,533,224104,207
Qatar811:29,1113,031
Tajikistan791:106,1611,524
Australia771:350,59429,558
Colombia771:620,4427,661
Spain721:649,33429,324
Austria631:135,16618,435
Denmark621:91,0448,699
Mexico571:2,177,65319,559
Tunisia521:11,7431,936
Philippines511:1,985,063118,763
Jordan441:200,9649,465
Netherlands431:392,72541,894
Hungary421:233,72118,989
Palestine411:110,9487,275
Belgium301:383,22141,070
Venezuela251:1,208,16317,203
Azerbaijan241:402,0478,317
Czechia221:483,34051,393
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Ukraine171:2,677,806165,194
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Kazakhstan151:1,178,83365,606
Slovakia141:381,17550,143
Norway141:367,30634,015
Israel131:658,28045,106
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Croatia111:384,41933,360
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Slovenia81:310,95916,987
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
Guyana61:127,0377,965
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Armenia51:586,03610,281
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
China31:455,773,85521,925
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Šafar (687), Safár (4), Sáfár (1,438), Šafár (286), Šafař (16) & Šafář (1,222) are calculated separately.

Safar (160,967) may also be a first name.

Safar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Safar or Saffar (صفار) is an Arabic name referring to an artisan who works with copper.

- safar

The Arabic/Urdu word for 'travel', 'to travel', 'voyage'.

- lina21

Safar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Safar Come From? nationality or country of origin

Safar (Arabic: صفار, Bengali: সফর, Hindi: सफर, Marathi: सफार, Oriya: ସଫର, Russian: Сафар) occurs in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Šafar, Safár, Sáfár, Šafár, Šafař or Šafář. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Safar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Safar is the 5,329th most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 68,518 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Safar are found; 65 percent are found in South Asia and 64 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Safar is also the 6,541st most frequent first name in the world, borne by 160,967 people.

The last name Safar is most prevalent in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 40,297 people, or 1 in 798. In Afghanistan Safar is primarily concentrated in: Takhar, where 21 percent live, Badakhshan, where 18 percent live and Kabul, where 15 percent live. Aside from Afghanistan this surname exists in 98 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 19 percent live and Iraq, where 8 percent live.

Safar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Safar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Safar last name increased 6,931 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Safar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Russia, Sunni (87%) in Lebanon and Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Safar surname are 31.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 84.44% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Safar earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 6.81% less than the national average, earning 322,503 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 9.88% less than the national average, earning R 214,152 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.18% less than the national average, earning $21,071,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.59% more than the national average, earning $48,148 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.68% less than the national average, earning $47,356 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šafar93687/
Safár934/
Saffar919,444/
Safare914,827/
Shafar911,758/
Saifar91205/
Sjafar9159/
Safaar9155/
Safarz9153/
Safarh9142/
Sajfar9127/
Szafar9125/
Safart9114/
Saafar9111/
Safard919/
Safear919/
Siafar917/
Scafar916/
Safasr916/
Safair915/
Sadfar914/
Sayfar914/
Safaur914/
Safhar913/
Sahfar912/
Safgar912/
Satfar911/
Safarr911/
Jsafar911/
Sgafar911/
Saefar911/
Seafar910/
Sáfár871,438/
Šafár87286/
Šafař8716/
Shadfar832,046/
Szafarz831,160/
Shaffar83391/
Shahfar8359/
Safaure8342/
Sdjafar8331/
Saidfar8331/
Saadfar8323/
Safeare8322/
Shaafar8319/
Schafar8315/
Siahfar8314/
Shawfar8312/
Shafair839/
Saatfar839/
Saiffar838/
Sashfar838/
Saffart836/
Shaifar835/
Saffard834/
Shayfar833/
Shafarr833/
Saufare832/
Shafard832/
Shafare832/
Saayfar832/
Saifard831/
Sahafar831/
Saffair831/
Seafair831/
Shaufar831/
Siaffar831/
Shasfar831/
Shafaar831/
Shafatr831/
Saifart831/
Sahfard831/
Saffare831/
Safarhe831/
Saudfar831/
Sasfard831/
Saffaar831/
Saaffar831/
Safaarh831/
Safarzz831/
Seafart830/
Sheafar830/
Shaefar830/
Safhart830/
Zafar80271,146/
Jafar80210,648/
Šafář801,222/
Sofar80245/
Safor80160/
Sefar80143/
Cafar8035/
Xafar801/
Safarova77213,028/
Schaffar77245/
Shadfard7733/
Sahatfar776/
Safarowa776/
Shafarzh775/
Schaefar774/
Safarová774/
Shahafar773/
Shaifard773/
Schafear771/
Sayfarth771/
Scaffear771/
Saifarth771/
Saheifar771/
Safahare771/
Szaffarz771/
Shaffare771/
Shaffatr771/
Shauffar770/
Shaffard770/
Shaeffar770/
Schaafar770/
Jaafar73214,304/
Jaffar7326,220/
Djafar7323,470/
Zaffar737,219/
Seffar735,469/
Soffar731,804/
Jaufar73983/
Jawfar73760/
Shofar73698/
Safore73577/
Jafaar73532/
Zaafar73330/
Jaifar73312/
Zadfar73290/
Safour73285/
Ziafar73271/
Safoor73231/
Shafor73230/
Saphar73229/
Šajfar73197/
Jafare73146/
Sefair73143/
Jhafar73106/
Zafarz7392/
Chafar7384/
Hjafar7381/
Zafare7381/
Caffar7379/
Ja'far7376/
Sofair7358/
Zaufar7350/
Seifar7337/
Jeafar7321/
Saffor7320/
Safort7316/
Zhafar7315/
Soufar7315/
Sahvar7313/
Zafajr7313/
Jafair7312/
Jafarr7311/
Zafaar7310/
Jafhar7310/
Safeur7310/
Saford739/
Jasfar738/
Shefar738/
Zafair738/
Sofare737/
Zayfar736/
Jjafar735/
Jayfar735/
Jafard735/
Seafor735/
Zafhar735/
Zaifar735/
Japfar734/
Ceafar734/
Jafart733/
Jafear733/
Jaáfar733/
Zafarr733/
Saifor732/
Suifar732/
Jaàfar732/
Zafear732/
Sahfor732/
Zafart732/
Sayfor731/
Safoir731/
Jafasr731/
Sofear731/
Tjafar731/
Jâafar731/
Jaâfar731/
Jafaur731/
Zafasr731/
Zatfar731/
Zazfar731/
Zeafar731/
Šafare731/
Soofar731/
Saforz731/
Safhor731/
Szefar731/
Szafor731/
Giafar731/
Seefar731/
Josfar731/
Jafarh731/
Jaãfar731/
J'Afar731/
Sefaar731/
Zzafar731/
Zasfar731/
Jaf'ar731/
Saufor730/
Schaffart71114/
Schaffarz7178/
Shafarova7134/
Sayfarova719/
Saffarova718/
Safaarova711/
Shahajfar711/
Schaeffar711/
Shahatfar711/
Schaffair710/
Djaffar675,695/
Safford674,174/
Djaafar673,736/
Saffour671,195/
Sawford671,066/
Ja'afar67860/
Seaford67812/
Seifart67376/
Saffore67327/
Saifour67327/
Chaffar67317/
Jaaffar67298/
Jaafarh67275/
Szaforz67269/
Jaffard67235/
Saphare67210/
Djafaar67190/
Chaifar67138/
Dzhafar67132/
Shafoor67124/
Shahvar67119/
Sheafor67114/
Seffair6798/
Sheffar6783/
Shafour6782/
Jaffart6776/
Shaffor6768/
Saifoor6757/
Sauphar6755/
Seafore6739/
Seafort6738/
Soffair6738/
Seyfart6737/
Sahavar6733/
Sayford6725/
Seiffar6721/
Chafare6717/
Jadfard6716/
Jaafaar6715/
Saffeir6714/
Shoofar6713/
Seifard6712/
Dja'far6711/
Chafart6711/
Jhaffar6711/
Giaffar679/
Zhaafar679/
Shafore678/
Shevfar678/
Shoufar678/
Jaffaar678/
Jashfar677/
Jaafare677/
Djafare677/
Sayfoor677/
Chafard677/
Hdjafar676/
Djafhar676/
Jaffare676/
Ja'ffar676/
Shaphar674/
Zaffare674/
Jaaafar674/
Zaffaar674/
Sauford673/
Zafffar673/
Za'afar673/
Shaefor672/
Schafor672/
Jaisfar672/
Jhaafar672/
Jaffear672/
Zayfart672/
Sheyfar672/
Djafard672/
Jaa'far672/
Saffoor672/
Zhaffar672/
Saiphar671/
Sahford671/
Saphaur671/
Sasford671/
Chaufar671/
Jjaffar671/
Jaffarr671/
Schofar671/
Scaffor671/
Shehfar671/
Shadfor671/
Shaford671/
Suofare671/
Jaafaur671/
Jaafasr671/
Jaayfar671/
Jauffar671/
Jousfar671/
Jjaafar671/
Soodfar671/
Shefaar671/
Sahfour671/
Saphart671/
Saufeur671/
Szofarz671/
Djafatr671/
Dziafar671/
Soufair671/
Jjayfar671/
Jafarrd671/
Jaafarr671/
Zaaffar671/
Zgaffar671/
Jaadfar671/
Jhafaar671/
Hjafare671/
Satford670/
Sapford670/
Schaeffear670/
Shayfor670/
Schefar670/
Saffort670/
Saphard670/
Sadford670/
Siofart670/

Safar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Safar in the Bengali language
সফরsaphara96.83
Safar in the Hindi language
सफरsaphara96.3
सागरsagara0.17
स़फ़रsafara0.17
सफ़रsafara0.17
सफ़रsafara0.17
Safar in the Oriya language
ସଫରsaphara87.5
ସଫାରsaphara12.5
Safar in the Marathi language
सफारsaphara53.66
सफरsaphara43.6
सागरsagara0.61
सफ़रsafara0.3
Safar in the Russian language
Сафарsafar-
Safar in the Arabic language
صفارsfar-
صفرsfr-
سفرsfr-

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